Teen quits school because teachers "Bully" him for being Canadian

(Posted on 6/13/13 at 11:37 am)

quote:Specifically, Theodore Curinga, who serves as both Faith Fellowship Christian School's history teacher and principal.

"He would make fun of the way I dressed and he'd say, 'Oh, you're wearing Canadian colors,'" the Ottawa-born teen recalled to local CBS affiliate WWNY. "And I'd be like, 'Yeah, I am. Thanks, Mr. Curinga.' He'd say, 'That wasn't a compliment.'"

Noah says Curinga brought his anti-Canadian sentiments into the classroom with him, as did at least one other teacher.

"History class and sometimes math class … they were stereotyping Canadians and saying we were all stupid — it was offensive," Noah told the National Post.

One time, Curinga employed a Canadian coin Noah accidentally used in the school's cafeteria to make fun of him in front of the whole school.

quote:In the meantime, Noah is completing his last semester of ninth grade from home through an online course.

Tina says she hasn't ruled out the possibility of leaving the US altogether.

"This is so intense right now that if it stays this way … if we feel ostracized this way, then we won’t stay,"